"If you gaze at a single leaf on a single tree, you do not see the other leaves. If you face the tree with no intentio…"

"Throwing down your own sword is also an art of war. If you have attained mastery of swordlessness, you will never lac…"

"It is easy to kill someone with a slash of a sword. It is hard to be impossible for others to cut down."

"A stroke of the sword that does not hit its target is the sword stroke of death; you reach over it to strike the winn…"

"Once a fight has started, if you get involved in thinking about what to do, you will be cut down by your opponent wit…"

"When you strike a blow, do not let your mind dally on it, not concerning yourself with whether or not it is a telling…"

"There may be a hundred stances and sword positions, but you win with just one."

"It is bias to think that the art of war is just for killing people. It is not to kill people, it is to kill evil. It …"

"See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body."

"Sehe zuerst mit deinem Geist, dann mit deinen Augen und zum Schluss mit deinem Körper."